LOT 254

1972 Honda CR750 Replica Registration no. PGU 845K Frame no. CB7502062149 Engine no. CB750E-2069930

Estimate: £7,000 - £10,000

Lot 254

1972 Honda CR750 Replica

The Autumn Stafford Sale - The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|11 October 2026, 11:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

1972 Honda CR750 Replica
Registration no. PGU 845K
Frame no. CB7502062149
Engine no. CB750E-2069930

The coming of Formula 750 in the early 1970s produced some of that decade's most exciting motorcycle racing, as the world's top riders battled for supremacy on works bikes from Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Harley-Davidson, Norton and BSA-Triumph. The most prestigious race in the calendar was the Daytona 200, the 1970 event being a straightforward confrontation between works entries from BSA-Triumph and Honda, whose team of race-kitted 750s was managed by Chester-based Honda dealer Bill Smith. Riders were Smith, Ralph Bryans, Tommy Robb and American Dick Mann. Although the British machines started as favourites - their line-up included multiple World Champion Mike Hailwood and previous Daytona winner Gary Nixon - it was Honda-mounted Dick Mann that won, giving sales of CB750 road bikes in the all-important USA market a further boost. Although far from cheap, the CR750 race kit (200 examples of which were made) enabled privateers to transform a road-going CB750 into a potential Daytona winner, and machines so-modified were soon winning races at all levels worldwide.
The accompanying V5C Registration Certificate notes that this motorcycle was 'registered and/or used' and that it was first registered in the UK on 1st April 2017. No previous history is known. Notable features include a Yoshimura fuel tank; Keihin CR flat-slide carburettors; central oil tank; fork brace; hydraulic steering damper; oil cooler; and a Scitsu tachometer. We are advised by the private vendor that this CR750 replica was started recently however will need recommissioning before returning to the road.
Offered with key

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